weak grip?

LBonawitz

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Cage Info:

* Cage Type - homemade, wooden frame 2 feet x 2ft x 3ft tall, 3 screen "walls", screen top
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* Lighting - Mega-Ray SB 100 watt Self-Ballasted Flood UVB Lamp (http://www.reptileuv.com/megaray-sb-100-watt-self-ballasted-flood-uvb-lamp.php) he wakes at 8:30 AM and sleeps at 8:30 PM on a timer
* Temperature - 72-80ish overnight temp about 60 (+ or - 5 degrees) measured with one internal "Zilla Humidity & Temperature Gauge" and also have a sort of point and shoot temp. thing from "tempgun.com" (http://www.tempgun.com/order.html#pe1) it was bought more for kicks than actual use, pretty cool though!
* Humidity - about 80%. i mist him 4 times a day for 10 minutes each @ 10am, 12pm, 2pm, 4pm, set on a timer, also homemade misting system. checked by the "Zilla Humidity & Temperature Gauge"
* Plants - he has one ficus that hes had his entire life, and an orchid ** i brought back one little "ball" of spanish moss from florida for him**
* Placement - the top of his cage is 5 feet off the ground, he is in the corner of the bedroom, not super high traffic, but not the broom closet. he's always been pretty friendly
* Location - located just outside of Seattle, WA, USA


Chameleon Info:

* Your Chameleon - trioceros fuelleborni, male, 2.5 years old. i've had him 2 years
* Handling - i just got back from a weeks vacation. the cham. sitter never touched him, i hold him daily
* Feeding - i left over 30 crix for the sitter to feed him...the sitter lost them (he was honest, said he left the cricket keeper open) so he bought more and "pokey ate all 20 i bought in 2 days!" (he never eats that much) today is the second day i've been back and i've only gotten him to eat one beetle(darkling beetle his FAV!)
* Supplements - left the sitter with rep-cal calcium (w/o D3). i use D3 about 3 times a month (his calcium W/ D3 is by T-rex)
* Watering - i mist him 4 times a day for 10 minutes each @ 10am, 12pm, 2pm, 4pm, set on a timer, also homemade misting system. i haven't seen him drink since i got back
* Fecal Description - yes, recently tested for parasites, came back clean. the sitter never cleaned the poo out of his cage so i was able to see all of it (which was kind of nice actually) all white urate and his normal looking poo. the day i picked him up he dropped a big one about an inch and a half long with no urate attached?
* History - its been about a month since he over came pseudomonas. everything has been going well, thus far
* Current Problem - his weak grip is worrying me. i don't know if i'm being overly cautious, but i would rather be safe than sorry. and since he hasn't eatten, and i haven't seen him drink, (i know if i don't eat i get weak, but why would he not eat?) and i haven't seen him defecate since yesterday morning, i didn't get a picture of that monster poo, but i should have for record, oh man!

*PHOTO TAKEN ABOUT 10 MIN. AGO* he LOOKS Okay, but his grip is not, i watched him fall and dangle by his tail just before i started filling this form out. that was the final straw. i'm glad his tail was there for him since i couldn't get the cage doors open fast enough :(
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Not sure what is going on, but his front leg looks deformed. Possibly MBD. If that is the case, that would explain the weak grip and falling.
 
Awwww! He's really cute. How do you know his age? Is he captive born? How long do the flapjacks live? Could he be old? If that's the case, add some things in his cage to help catch his fall should it happen again. I have used the black plastic hardware cloth in sections and attached it beneath the perches they prefer to hang out on. Then if they fall, it's a short drop and flexible.
 
Nice cage.

I would give that Mega Ray a bit more room between the top of the cage and the lamp itself. They are very strong lamps and you have a montane species.

Check out the UV guide to learn more about UV for reptiles.
 
he is captive born. i was told they live between 10 and 15 years. i've gotten him to eat one large cricket so far today. since i kind of have the day off (i'm on call only) i'm really watching him and trying to get him to eat. i also sprayed a little water in his mouth while he was munching on the cricket. i have 7 crix in his feeder cup right now so i can observe if he eats anymore.
 
just an update. he has eaten 4 crickets so far and his grip is back to normal. i don't know what the deal was, but he seems okay now. of course i'll be keeping an eye on him
 
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